Galaxies NGC 4527 & NGC 4536
NGC 4527
The galaxy NGC 4527 was discovered by William Herschel on 23 February 1784. He listed it as faint nebula II 37 and noted: «Pretty bright, extended, north preceding, south following, much brighter in the middle.» [463] The orientation should read «south preceding, north following.» John Herschel recorded it as h 1330 = GC 3076 with the description: «Pretty bright, large, pretty much extended 60°; much brighter in the middle.» [467]
| Designation | NGC 4527 |
| Type | Gx (SBbc) |
| Right Ascension (J2000.0) | 12h 34m 08.8s |
| Declination (J2000.0) | +02° 39' 12" |
| Diameter | 6.2 × 2.1 arcmin |
| Photographic (blue) magnitude | 11.4 mag |
| Visual magnitude | 10.5 mag |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag·arcmin-2 |
| Position Angle | 67° |
| Redshift (z) | 0.005791 |
| Distance derived from z | 24.46 Mpc |
| Metric Distance | 14.930 Mpc |
| Dreyer Description | pB, L, pmE 69°, mbM |
| Identification, Remarks | WH II 37; h 1330; GC 3076; UGC 7721; MCG 1-32-101; CGCG 42-156; VCC 1540; IRAS 12315+0255 |
NGC 4533
German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 4533 in 1877 using the 11-inch f/19 refractor at Arcetri Observatory, Florence. [277]
| Designation | NGC 4533 |
| Type | Gx (Scd) |
| Right Ascension (J2000.0) | 12h 34m 22.1s |
| Declination (J2000.0) | +02° 19' 31" |
| Diameter | 2.1 × 0.4 arcmin |
| Photographic (blue) magnitude | 14.5 mag |
| Visual magnitude | 13.8 mag |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag·arcmin-2 |
| Position Angle | 161° |
| Redshift (z) | 0.005847 |
| Distance derived from z | 24.70 Mpc |
| Dreyer Description | F, V 2 sf |
| Identification, Remarks | UGC 7725; MCG 1-32-102; CGCG 42-157; VCC 1557 |
NGC 4536
William Herschel discovered the galaxy NGC 4536 on 24 January 1784 and listed it as «very large nebula» V 2 and noted: «Considerably bright, much extended, north preceding, south following, much brighter in the middle, easily resolvable, 9 or 10' long with a branch towards the north preceding.» [463]
| Designation | NGC 4536 |
| Type | Gx (SBbc) |
| Right Ascension (J2000.0) | 12h 34m 26.9s |
| Declination (J2000.0) | +02° 11' 14" |
| Diameter | 7.6 × 3.2 arcmin |
| Photographic (blue) magnitude | 11.2 mag |
| Visual magnitude | 10.6 mag |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag·arcmin-2 |
| Position Angle | 130° |
| Redshift (z) | 0.006031 |
| Distance derived from z | 25.47 Mpc |
| Metric Distance | 15.320 Mpc |
| Dreyer Description | B, vL, mE 110°, sbM, er |
| Identification, Remarks | WH V 2; h 1337; GC 3085; UGC 7732; MCG 0-32-23; CGCG 14-68; VCC 1562; UM 506; IRAS 12318+0227 |
Finder Chart
These galaxies are located in the constellation Virgo. On 29 March, they are in opposition to the Sun and crosses the meridian at midnight local time. The best time to observe them is during the months of January to June.
